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SB 219 · 2025 · Senate · Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee

Voter registration database membership

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requiring the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center.

Requires the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Such agreement shall be effective no later than January 31, 2026, and the secretary of state shall ensure that New Hampshire remains in good standing with the Electronic Registration Information Center.”
RSA 654:15-a
“The secretary of state shall ensure that any information or data shared between agencies is protected by security processes and protocols and that any information or data that is of a confidential nature remains confidential.”
RSA 654:15-a
“The secretary of state shall, consistent with membership requirements, receive Electronic Registration Information Center reports for the purposes of comparing duplicate voter information and refer credible cases of duplicative voting records consistent with suspected illegal voting to the attorney general for appropriate investigation.”
RSA 654:15-a
“Funding for the implementation of this section shall be provided by any federal funds made available to the state for the purposes of election related expenses, including but not limited to grants received pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002.”
RSA 654:15-a

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDPrimeMinority Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Rep. Matthew WilhelmDDemocratic Caucus Chair
  • Rep. Russell MuirheadDDeputy Ranking Member· Election Law

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Pat LongD, Rep. Luz BayD, Rep. Gerald WardD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted16–8How they voted
    Overall
    67% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    0–80% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingSenate Election Law and Municipal Affairs20:08–23:463m 38slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floor1:17:12–1:19:232m 11slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 16-8

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
  2. Feb 11, 2025SenHearing: 02/11/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 9
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/06/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.